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SolarPower Europe O&M Task ForceGuidelines and Best Practices for Utility-scale PV Power Plants in Europe
Paolo Chiantore8 April 2016, IEA PVPS Task 13 workshop, Bolzano
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Why an O&M Task Force ?Protect the Return on Investment (ROI)
Secure and Improve the Competetiveness of Solar Power Generation
Professionalize Operations and Maintenance
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O&M is becoming an important pillar
Maximize the ROI Understand the real costs of Solar Asset
OwnershipEnsuring that every kWh produced = optimized
kWh
Mitigate the Operational Risk
Reduce the risks of equipment failure
Ensure data quality and analysis to support
provision of services to customers, utilities, grid
Enhance confidence on
solar PV technology
Show to financing and political community the
true potential of PV technology in a reduced
support scheme era
Service providers to ensure optimal asset performance
The O&M impact on the competetiveness of Solar PV as a serious and reliable energy generation resource is greater than ever
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SolarPower Europe steps forward
Scoping workshop in January 2015 with experts
O&M market is growing
Existing activities
O&M Task Force
Global O&M market > 130 GWEurope O&M market > 38 GW source GTM Research
• Services and techniques are changing• Roles are being updated• Accountability comes into focus• Portfolios are changing • Consolidation but also new players emerge
Main focus: utility scale projects >1MW
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What are the objectives ?Industry – led Guidelines
Create a first version of important industry-led guidelines
Identify minimum requirements for O&M – quality benchmark
Provide best practices
Clarify roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders
Strive for business relevance
Provide a typical maintenance plan
Facilitate and stir the discussion among the experts
and relevant stakeholders
Increase consensus – create de facto standards
Adopt best practices
Influence relevant discussions
Professionalize our industry
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Ensure professional O&M service provision
By SolarPower Europe
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Target Group Who benefits from this work
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Relevant stakeholders
O&M companies
Utilities
Investors & banks
End users/Owners/IPPs
Asset managers
Grid operators
Technology providers
Component manufacturers
EPCs
Technical Advisors
Institutions & Standardization Institutes
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Members of the Task ForceA unique variety of stakeholders – a considerable
representation of EU capacity
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Coordinator Task Force Leader
Experts from leading companies – November status
Members
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First draft readyMinimum requirements & Best practices
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OperationsMonitoring&Supervision
- Data acquisition and analysis-Plant Control
- Alarm Management- Documentation control
- Reporting- Warranty claim management
- Spare parts management- …
Maintenance- EH&S
- Modules- Inverters
- Transformers- Mounting- Cabling
- Landscape- Cleaning
- Communications- …
Work based on 2 main pillars
Definitions Responsibilities KPIs
Source: pv-magazine (picture 2), maintenance (picture 3)
Further design related considerations
while developing the first draft
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Operations requirements
Definitions
Personnel and Training
Spare parts management
Power plant operations• Documentation management system• Data and monitoring requirements
• Irradiance and temp. measurements
• Local meteorological data• Inverter measurement• String box measurement• Configuration• Energy meter• Alarm• Communication• …
• Plant monitoring and supervision• Performance Analysis &
Improvement• Predictive maintenance• Power Forecasting • Reporting• …
Claim management• Warranty claims• Insurance claims
Power Plant maintenance• Corrective maintenance• Preventative maintenance• Extraordinary maintenance• Additional services
Contractual Commitments • O&M Contractors qualifications• Responsibility and Accountability• Liquidated Damages and Bonus Schemes
KPIs• Performance Ratio• Availability, Energy based availability• Response time• …
Environmental Health & Safety
Security
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Maintenance - Typical 3-5MW site
- Inverter- Transformer- Bridge cabinets- Combiner boxes- String cables Panels & frames- Monitoring Systems- Site- Substation- Meter….
- Connections- Fuses- Switches- Insulation - Overvoltage
protection- …
- Measure temp & torque of power connections / check are secure- Check integrity- Check functionality and lubrication according to manufacturer recommendations - Resistance measurements - Check functionality- ….
- Quarterly- Quarterly- Annual- Annual- Quarterly - …
Preventive Maintenance | Corrective Maintenance | Additional Services
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Future work / 2016
Dissemination – 2016
- SolarPower Europe tools- Members’ support- Organize Events / Workshops - Oral Presentations- Press releases- Document readiness
SolarPower Europe Guidelines
- Revision of first draft- Incorporation of additional
comments - Explore synergies with other
initiatives- Enlarge the scope (e.g. commercial segment, contract templates)
Exploitation-continuous
- Adopt SolarPower Europe Guidelines (consortium) –promote it- Increase the consensus of the
industry- Participate in relevant discussion tables (investors, standardization bodies etc.)- Launch a certification scheme
- Continuous update of guidelines
Guidelines
DISSEM
Exploitation
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